Heartwarming News

"(I said) 'Are you sure? Because mom was over 101 years old and kind of worn out,'" quipped Bert.

And at the center of at all, is a friendship that these broadcasters share that formed years ago when Roop was in high school.

On Thursday the family received a brand-new handicap ramp for Ruby, who uses a wheelchair and is battling stage four kidney failure.

Oakland County Sheriff's deputies surprised 13-year-old Peyton Scheda with a new bicycle after he was hit while riding his bike to school.

“David Aerospace Technical High School. Welcome aboard the International Space Station. We are looking forward to answering your questions. Over,” said Astronaut Koichi Wakata.

“I think we were brought together to compliment each other and save each other and that's what we have done,” Mary said.

"As a dad you know, the worst thing you can imagine is your child facing a struggle like this," Sheriff Mike Bouchard said. "So for us, to see this family facing this, and for us to be able to bring a smile to that little guy, lifts all of our hearts.”

"If he stayed down there he would’ve died," Alex said.

Video shows the feverish efforts to get 5-week-old Ella Rose to cry. Patterson can be seen applying light taps to the infant.

The Stamper family had a power outage from a summer storm and connected a portable generator to help run their appliances. The garage door accidentally got closed while the generator was running, exposing the family to carbon monoxide gas

"It's so humbling to see the amount of people who cared about him," Kristine Courts said. "I know how it feels for us, but to see the community care as much as they do, it's so heartwarming."

Earlier this year he says he had two felony convictions for low-level drug offenses expunged. "It’s like a burden has been lifted," said Dubose.